Batan(batar)Papdi chaat

I had made this Batan papdi chaat many weeks ago, but was unable to post it because I wanted to “Google ” info regarding Batan.

These Batan (or maybe batar, as some people call it) are the baked, hard buns/toast, circular in shape and not sweet. I was unable to find any information about that, so I will be glad if somebody could enlighten me about, what it is called in other languages and how these are made.

For now, let me give you a clue on how does these look…….here is the picture of batan

This Batan(batar) papdi chaat is very famous around the place I live and Sindhis could be seen relishing this chaat at every chaatwalla stall (Thela)

Once you are able to grab some Batans (which are easily available at bakeries atleast in Mumbai), this a very simple chaat to assemble.It is almost same as sevpuri ,with only the variations, that in sevpuri, unpuffed or puffed puris are used, whereas here batans are used. And also amount of tangy chutney used in batan papdi is more.I mean batan papdi is almost immersed in chutney

As sevpuri, these too tend to become soggy pretty fast, so gulp it down the moment you assemble it

I was just missing the batan papdi ( Sindhi people call it BataN papdi, Atleast in Ulhasnagar). Hence googled about it. Good to know that batan or batar is called brune. I hope that brune is same as batan that we get in ulhasnagar. Thanks for the info and for taking the efforts to write about this famous Sindhi recipe.

Alka, isn’t this the one that is hard on the outside and if you press it hard it breaks into a french bread like interior with a crack? I have seen this often but never seen a chaat made out of it! Tumhare yahaan aane ke pehle ek baar Ulhasnagar zaroor jaana padega:)

Hi Alka,
wow!! the way u present it is truely amazing…my mouth started watering looking at this..:)..i remember the last time when i had butter papdi whn i went to Ulhasnagar..it tastes lyk heaven..thnks for sharing..God Bless 🙂